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Flower Workshops

Three slow, sunlit studio ideas around one long table: pressed-flower frames, vase arrangements and woven baskets. Dates are announced to waitlist members first.

  • Dates announced to waitlist members
  • Adults 18+ (planned)
  • No experience assumed
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Illustrative AI image: a long kraft-paper workshop table in a sunlit studio, with friends arranging flowers, white pedestal vases, framed pressed flowers on easels, shears and ribbon
Illustrative AI image: three finished white frames of pressed dried flowers on small wooden easels
Illustrative AI image: a woven basket filled with fresh flowers and greenery, with a ribbon on the handle

Illustrative imagery

Choose your format

Three ways to bloom

Tap a format and watch it come together. These are workshop ideas, not a fixed menu: the formats on offer are confirmed to waitlist members.

Flowers, vases, frames, baskets and tools are typically on the table. The confirmed list is shared with waitlist members once dates are announced.

Illustrative AI image: hands pressing tiny dried flowers into a white frame with tweezers

Preserved flower frames

Arrange pressed and dried blooms, ferns and little leaves under glass in a white frame, ready for an easel or a shelf. Quiet, tactile work with tweezers and patience.

  • Choose blooms and leaves from the table
  • Lay them out first, then settle each piece into place
  • Close the glass and frame it

Frame sizes and what is included are confirmed to waitlist members.

Illustrative imagery: the drawing and the photo are illustrations, not real workshop pieces.

Illustrative AI image: hands pushing a rose stem into green foam inside a white pedestal vase

Vase arrangements

Build a full, rounded arrangement in a white pedestal vase with floral foam, shears and greenery. Start with the structure, place the focal blooms, then fill in until it feels right.

  • Prepare the foam and a base of greenery
  • Cut stems to length and place the focal blooms
  • Fill the gaps, step back and adjust

Flowers typically vary by session. The list is shared with waitlist members.

Illustrative imagery: the drawing and the photo are illustrations, not real workshop pieces.

Illustrative AI image: hands tying a satin ribbon bow on the handle of a woven flower basket

Woven flower baskets

Fill a woven basket with foam and fresh stems, then finish it with a ribbon on the handle. A relaxed, gift-ready format.

  • Set the foam in the basket
  • Layer greenery, then flowers, in loose rows
  • Tie the ribbon and add the final touches

Basket styles and sizes are confirmed to waitlist members.

Illustrative imagery: the drawing and the photo are illustrations, not real workshop pieces.

The table

A long table, soft light, good company

Picture a long kraft-paper table by a big window: shears and spools of ribbon within reach, bowls of leaves and loose petals, a cup of tea going cold because you are absorbed.

Everything happens at the table. It is an indoor, table-craft idea, so there is no field walk and nothing to rush. Come with a friend or come on your own; the pace is yours.

Slow hands, a quiet table, something lovely to carry home.
Illustrative AI image: young adult friends laughing while arranging flowers at a long table
Illustrative imagery
Illustrative AI image: a cozy table with a cup of tea, a small posy in a jar, scissors and ribbon
Illustrative imagery

How a session might flow

Five calm steps, your pace

Indicative The format is still being finalised. Think of this as the spirit of a session, not a fixed timetable.

  1. 1Settle in
  2. 2Prepare your base
  3. 3Trim and place
  4. 4Finishing touches
  5. 5Step back

Settle in and pick your format

Take a seat, take in the blooms and greenery on the table, and choose a frame, a vase or a basket.

Illustrative AI image: overhead view of a white frame being filled with pressed dried flowers, with tweezers, shears and ribbon nearby

Prepare your base

Set up the frame backing, soak the foam or settle it into the basket. A good base makes everything else easier.

Illustrative AI image: hands pushing a rose stem into green foam inside a white pedestal vase

Trim and place

Cut stems with the shears, or lift small dried blooms with tweezers, and place them one by one.

Illustrative AI image: hands trimming flower stems with floral shears over kraft paper

Add the finishing touches

A sprig of greenery, a ribbon, a last tiny bloom in the gap. This is where it turns into yours.

Illustrative AI image: hands tying a satin ribbon bow on the handle of a woven flower basket

Step back and take it home

Look at it from a distance, adjust, then carry it home. Care tips are shared with members.

Illustrative AI image: three small framed pressed-flower pieces leaning on a shelf beside a bud vase

Times, durations and what is included are shared with waitlist members.

On the table

What we typically have

This is a typical set-up, not a promise. The confirmed materials list is shared with waitlist members once dates are announced.

  • FlowersFresh and dried, to be confirmed
  • GreeneryLeaves and sprigs
  • Vases, frames, basketsStyles to be confirmed
  • Shears and tweezersTools for trimming and placing
  • RibbonColours to be confirmed
  • ApronsTo be confirmed

Moments we imagine

A soft, unhurried afternoon

Illustrative imagery AI-generated pictures of the kind of session we have in mind. They are not photos of real attendees or real workshop pieces.

Illustrative AI image: three finished white frames of pressed dried flowers on small wooden easels
Frames on easels
Illustrative AI image: a lush foam-based flower arrangement in a white pedestal vase with roses and greenery
Pedestal vase
Illustrative AI image: a woven basket filled with fresh flowers and greenery, with a ribbon on the handle
Basket and ribbon
Illustrative AI image: hands pressing tiny dried flowers into a white frame with tweezers
One bloom at a time
Illustrative AI image: young adult friends laughing while arranging flowers at a long table
Laughing over stems
Illustrative AI image: backlit pale pink petals and baby's breath glowing against a bright window
Window light
Illustrative AI image: three small framed pressed-flower pieces leaning on a shelf beside a bud vase
On the shelf
Illustrative AI image: a cozy table with a cup of tea, a small posy in a jar, scissors and ribbon
Tea and a posy
Illustrative AI image: hands trimming flower stems with floral shears over kraft paper
Trim, then place
Illustrative AI image: a single white frame holding pressed flowers in blush and sage tones, on a wooden easel
Pressed in blush
Illustrative AI image: loose petals, leaves and cut stems scattered on kraft paper beside a ribbon curl
Petals on kraft
Illustrative AI image: overhead view of a white frame being filled with pressed dried flowers, with tweezers, shears and ribbon nearby
From above

Questions

Good to know

Which flowers will we use?

It depends on the format and on what is available. The flower and greenery list is shared with waitlist members when a session is announced, and nothing here is a promise until it is confirmed.

What is the difference between preserved and fresh?

Frames are planned to use pressed and dried flowers that last, while vase arrangements and baskets typically use fresh stems. Which format runs, and with what, is confirmed to waitlist members.

Can I take my piece home?

That is the idea: the frame, arrangement or basket you make is meant to go home with you. What exactly is included is confirmed to waitlist members when a session is announced.

I have allergies. Can I still join?

Please tell us in the form or write to us. Flowers and greenery will be around, so we cannot guarantee a flower-free or allergen-free space.

Do I need experience?

No experience is assumed. The sessions are planned to be friendly to first-timers; we will share how each format works when dates are announced.

Can I give a session as a gift?

Tick "Gift" in the form and tell us in the request box. Whether gift options exist is confirmed to waitlist members.

Are the dates set?

Not yet. The waitlist comes first: members are told the dates, venue and price (if any) before anyone else.

Can I book with friends or a group?

Please ask each person to join the waitlist (tick "With a friend") so we can keep you all posted. Group options are confirmed to members.

Is it for kids?

The workshops are planned for adults aged 18 and above.

Who do I contact?

Write to welcome@manilaopenhouse.com or text or call 0917 719 0009 (replies in business hours).

What happens to my data?

It is used only for the waitlist and updates about this workshop, in line with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173). It is not sold, and you can ask to see or delete it at any time.

Join the waitlist

Be first to arrange

Flower Workshops is waitlist-only for now. Tell us a little about you and we will write with the dates and next steps. There is nothing to pay to join the waitlist.

  • Dates announced to waitlist members
  • Venue shared with waitlist members
  • Adults 18+ (planned)

Questions? welcome@manilaopenhouse.com or 0917 719 0009 (business hours).

What would you like to make?

Flower Workshops is a planned Hive Workshops waitlist page. Imagery is AI-generated and illustrative. The outline is indicative: dates, venue, price, flowers, materials and facilitators are shared with waitlist members once confirmed.

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